Lightning storms knock out power to entire Australian state

Severe storms and thousands of lightning strikes knocked out power to the entire state of South Australia on Wednesday, energy authorities said.
South Australia is the country's fifth most populous state, with 1.7 million people, and is a major wine producer and traditional manufacturing hub.
"No upstream supply from the transmission network. State currently w/out power," state energy provider SA Power Networks said in a statement.
The Bureau of Meteorology said a vigorous cold front was moving across the state with an intense low pressure system due on Thursday.
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